Overseas holidays & travel planning

Hi All I may have dropped one here but i bought 1200 euros in currency from Tesco as the exchange rate was better than the rate offered by the Post Office, my plan was to go into a PO and load them on to my Post Office Travel card, i have just been told i cant do this without charges. Is there anyway of getting this 1200…

A friend who is travelling to Cuba at the end of June went online and purchased a Cuban visa from what appears to be a Google ad (www.cuba-evisits.org/). He got charged around £80 and has not received anything. When he asked me to help, I looked into it and found that the website he booked with was from a Spanish company…

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"My daughter wasn't allowed to board the plane even though she had seven months left on her passport." MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis explains two key checks to ensure this doesn't happen to you (while it differs per country, these'll generally keep you safe), in the latest episode of ITV's The Martin Lewis…

I booked flights to Kefalonia for 7 of us back in early March. Tragically my cousin died a few weeks ago and the rest of us couldn't face going back to her favourite place without her and her young daughter. I contacted Jet2 and they said that I could change the flights (dates, destination) for just a £40 admin fee. I…

I need a single trip travel insurance, I take bp meds, statins and omeprazol and not sure who to contact

We were on a Ryanair flight from Copenhagen to Dublin, and wanted to buy some food from the trolley. We both had Barclaycard credit cards, but both were rejected by their machine. Thankfully I had a Halifax card, and this went through first time. Anyone else had such a problem when paying on board? The Barclaycard worked…

Three weeks ago I booked a return flight from Stansted to Vienna for the end of November. They don't offer flights every day. This morning I received an email from Ryanair saying that my return flight was cancelled. It then offered the re-routing or cancellation options. I've never had a cancelled Ryanair flight before…

Hi all Just wanted to check if it was normal that I couldn't book 6 seats next to each other from Brisbane to Manchester with Qatar Airways? I go to book the flights 8th January 2026 (QATAR) Depart 15:10 (Flight 8404) Brisbane to Doha Doha to Manchester However, the Brisbane to Doha leg says I can't book specific seats. I…

If you use Uber abroad, you'll soon be charged if you pay using your home currency. The taxi service is set to start charging for currency conversion – highlighting the importance of paying in the local currency with a specialist overseas card to avoid being stung. Read the full story: Uber to charge on overseas rides if…

We (two adults, three teens) are off to New York in July and would love to see a show on Broadway. The tickets are too pricey to buy before we go and I just wondered if anyone had any experience of buying from the tickets offices on the day of the show? In particular, getting cheaper tickets for five people seated…

Hello. I am finding it impossible to find suitable insurance cover for an organised trip I would like to go on. I am a UK resident wanting to travel to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran & Iraq for leisure purposes for a total of 82 days. I can find medical insurance on its own but also want trip cancellation, curtailment,…

Hi All, Recently booked a holiday with Love Holidays using our credit card. Have raised a dispute with the credit card company and Love Holidays are refusing to take any ownership. Does anyone have any advice as to how I can get my money back?? We paid £64.00 for a shuttle transfer to and from the airport. Prior to…

Hi I ve seen offers on Wowcher for discount on airport lounges . I only want a day pass for London Luton and Malaga. Is it worth buying on Wowcher 

My daughter and her friend booked a holiday with LoveHolidays a fortnight ago paying a deposit for the holiday which is due to commence the second week in July. However after booking they have been told that they can't have that time off work so now need to cancel. They have contacted LoveHolidays to do so thinking they…

I have read that travel for tourists over 65 is free if you carry photo ID . Will the British bus pass suffice as we would not want to carry our passport around with us all the time.Does it just cover buses.Can anyone elaborate please

I took out an annual travel insurance policy and opted to include extra gadget cover. Whilst away recently the camera on my phone broke. I have applied through my travel insurance for a repair and after lots of back and fore and proof of travel etc they have asked me to send my phone off for two weeks for assessment. I…

Hi, I am applying for my baby's first passport.. i have completed the first stage but now i am bit stuck on the confirm his identity bit.. Its saying that the person that confirms his identity must know him for at least 2 years... But is only 4 months old? Has anyone come across that issue? what did you do? The paper form…

I'm going to the Canary Islands with the family for just over a week and the place we are going to doesn't have wifi so I'm looking for alternatives. I've Googled and seen Holafly, seems pretty good? I don't know if just one of us having it and sharing 500mg a day will be enough though, we (family of 4) are all pretty…

We are booked to travel to Madeira staying at the new Dreams resort but Jet2 have already informed us of one (minor) change already where the preferred club option no longer has an exclusive pool but the trip advisor reviews are also very bad regarding the service. This is a five star resort but there are repeated…